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Avondlezing met Pierre Delauny 18 juli 2011

SOCIALE EMOTIE IN TROUW- EN PORTRETFOTOGRAFIE

Het is ons gelukt om Pierre Delaunay vast te leggen voor een avondlezing. Pierre ken ik al enige jaren met het jureren in de Europese Federatie. Hij vertegenwoordigt Frankrijk hierin. Met beperkt Engels weet hij toch veel uit te leggen, maar voor een avondlezing vindt hij dat niet genoeg.
Pierre had dit jaar een speciale lezing voor het Europese Congres in Lyon. Iets bijzonders omdat het congres dit jaar in zijn eigen land plaatsvond. Unaniem werd dit als ‘fantastisch’ ervaren. ‘Emotioneel en prachtig’. Pierre had later een demonstratie gegeven in een hal van een hotel, waarbij het leek of hij zo maar wat mee-fotografeerde terwijl een bruidspaar de trap afliep. Iedereen was verbijsterd toen ze zagen dat iedere opname raak was. Dit jaar stond er al een uitgebreid interview over Pierre in de PF.

Kijk voor uitgebreide informatie op
www.dutchschoolofphotography.com. hier kun je een pdf downloaden en je inschrijven.
Tevens kun je bekijken op de sponsorpagina wie deze lezingen mogelijk maakt.

Mis het niet!

awards IPPA 2011

This year 'The Irish Professional Photographers Association' has opened its doors to International members.
They run four heats of judging throughout the year, culminating in the Awards Presentation Dinner in early January 2012.
The first heat took place in Dublin last Monday evening.

I am delighted to announce, that Master photographer, Henk van Kooten, achieved
2 Diamonds, 4 Golds and 2 Silvers, in the disciplines of Contemporary Wedding, Portrait
and Open Art and Creativity.
This achievement automatically secures Henk's place in the finals next December.

Said Chairperson of the judging, Vincent O'Byrne, "I am absolutely delighted that our
International members have achieved so highly in the first quarter. They will be a force to be reckoned
with throughout the coming season and indeed in the future".

The IPPA is the official body for Professional Photography in Ireland.
www.irishphotographers.com


VINCENT O'BYRNE FIPPA/FMPA/MQEP

lezing Peter Faber was fantastisch in mijn studio 9 mei j.l

The concept of family | Nikon ZOOM experience 2010

The Concept of Family

A story of life.
A lifetime.
Photographed in a bed.
Awareness of moments.
Just stop in your own image.
A lifetime.

I am ...

The empty bed represents the beginning, an empty place.
It is not a photographic symbolism of form without content

I am conception

From nothing comes something.
A conception, creation.
Man and woman, begetting a thing, a human life.
Sex, love, survival?

I am expecting

As then conceived, the expectation is growing.
A growth, growth of a baby in the belly.
Man and woman.
A big belly.
Where the fusion developed a singularity.
Forecast, pregnancy.

I am born

Whe are two, three, four in this case.
Expand, growing as a group, a family.
Where expectations become reality.
How special two cells have developed to a man.
Safety, responsibility.
But together.
Become a photographic cross.

I am family

Bigger with more identity.
Together as a whole from parts.

I am trouble

If larger identites struggle, an awareness can be
Your own place, your self, you loose.
Puberty with pimples, his selfishness, are uncertain.
Almost everything is in contact, but goes its own way.
The conflict of family life can create a dying of beauty.
Simultaneously a beauty of individuality that has developed.
I am content

The teenagers have grown up and have abandoned the nest.
Remains the
ex-provoking set
ex-pregnant couple
ex-family
and often ex-marriage
Yet a couple that continues to be, alone again together with
In a renewed peace
reached the expected.
Satisfaction .....?

I am proud

The children are grown
The big kids themselves are aged.
And the parents have become grandparents.
The bed gets full again
A proud

I am reproduced

And when the grandchildren have children again, the fourth generation there.
A reproduction of human life. A continuation of a cycle.
An awareness of what comes out ........

I am old

The realization that changes. The finite from visits.
The lonely is not always going to be divided anymore.
Expected to be finite.
Where consciousness and awareness lead to enjoyment.
Where fear and pain is a place.
What a lucky moment.
While beauty a new meaning.
The stigma itself dies differently.


I am gone

Where nothing started, it ends in the same
An observation sheet has become invisible ink
With the right light is visible.
If you want sense, it is also ..............



www.henkvankooten.com

christmas card

Eveninglecture 15 november 2010 with Jesus Miguel Muel De Dios

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7mPPlnWQCI

Evening Lecture Jesus Miguel Muel de Dios
Dutch School of Photography
November 15th 2010

All the way from Spain was Muel coming over to do an evening lecture about
Nudes and Portraits.
A evening with impact in photography.
The fantastic cropping of images, the showing images with no skin-cleaning.
Muel told about his growing and the importance of his family.
His consciousness in photography.
Some words to characterize Muels photography:
characterized simplicity
pure
daring compositions and crops
Than Muel told about his calenders with nudes. A volleyball team, the medical students.
All part of his very daring nudes.
The amazing part was Muel showing the nude-photography of colleague photographers.
Including himself.
Now there is a waiting-list from Dutch photographers coming over from Holland to Muels' Gijon, to be photographed........
Muel ended his talk with a very personal film. About his father, his family and realy beautyful spoken words by his mother. It made everybody quiet for some time.

Muel was happy his first talk in English went very good, broken-Spanish English is a kind of new international language now.

The warm voice and personality of Muel showed new kind of photography.
Although Muel always wants more, better, hating his old photography, it is good to know that learning and evolving your vision and your photography is only possible if you are kind of permanently unhappy with yourself as a photographer-artist.


Tis was the last lecture of this year.
In January we (the Dutch School of Photography) will launch a new programme for 2011.
Including a membership-option.
We can promise that this will be another great year of 'new ways of learning'


Henk & Christina van Kooten

Thank you Scotland!

'Identify Yourself'
a photographic identity by creating your own creativity
Monday 1st November 2010 - 10am-5pm
place: Loxley Colour Glasgow

A big thank you to the Scottish Region of the MPA.
The talk on the 1rst of november was really good to do.
Lots of positive feedback.
I thank also Loxley Colour for taking care of all of us.
The cooperation in the 'bookmarks' idea I did might work out as a new
marketing tool.
Maybe an extra in terms of a free crazy-face image is also part of a new marketing
strategy.

Also to let you all know I was feeling welcome and saw many 'open minded' faces.
Willing to change the industry of professional photography.
Willing to change MPA into a more interactive instrument.
Merchandising MPA as a professional must for customers.
Also the new ideas for the magazine:
- unannounced website-visits and discussion/report by a webdesigner and professional
photographer.
– “doctor” Henk answers questions about problems in the industry, personal marketing in the
photostudio, lighting problems, sales etc etc etc
– New Competition Ideas:
Best Crazy Face of the Year (sposored by toy-industry)
Most Erotic Portrait of the Year (sponsored by PlayBoy magazine)
Love at first Bite (Wedding, Sponsored by MacDonalds)

Lots of support in these is very important.
We need to have the MPA as an instrument that is known by all photographers, but ALSO by all customers.

I will try to be back in January-february to do print-critique, and to do a masterclass/workshop.
This will be coordinated by Seppi.
Even possible to arrange a visit and masterclasses in my studio!!!!!


Lets make our new Slogan for MPA working:

We Are ….....
Professionals
Masters of Light
Emotion
Moving


All the Best and hope to see you all soon,

Henk van Kooten

Workshop Norway, 11th and 12th of october 2010

What a experience to be in this country.
Also the very welcome feeling.
To talk and demonstrate about photography.
The vision, the motivating.
The live photoshoots, how challenging to do.
I will work out all my images to show the final results.
Already one of the images I showed.
The concept of Family in its being.
The 'Change' of photography is something that
needs to be profiled by photographers. All together.
To make the universal language visually talk.

Thanks for giving me and Christina a lifetime experience!


Henk van Kooten

Henk president of the MPA

And this is the moment to be proud.
I now can announce that I am president of the Master Photographers Association.
In my opinion the most prestigious organisation in the United Kingdom.
Already being the chairman of the judges and also being next years chairman of the judges,
this a new achievement to be proud of.
The special chain that is always within my reach for a whole year.
And this is also the platform to promote professional photography.
To change an awareness. To motivate and establish our profession. To show professional identity.
So since october the 17th I am THE PRESIDENT.
Just to let you all know.
And as being a Dutchman I was introduced as the flying dutchman. I used the opportunity to show up in a completely orange suit, with red white and blue buttons and inside a lot of my images printed in the fabric.
I feel proud to be part of this industry.

Henk van Kooten

Eveninglecture 15 november 2010 with Jesus Miguel Muel De Dios

Avondlezing
Evening Lecture
Jesús Miguel Muel de Dios

As we call him Muel.
Knowing his name represents something special: 'de Dios' means 'from God',
we can expect something special this evening.
Muel is a photographer I know as a very good friend and photographer.
We met in the year I was judging the Spanish Valencia competition and doing a lecture
at the convention.
I did not know his work, nor his name or his existence.
Judging one of the most 'moving' pictures I ever saw, I was overwhelmed by emotion.
This image won the category.
At the evening of the awards dinner I was going to the conference centre, walking up to the building. I saw a person standing. Like first love we looked at each other and were already friends. That is how I met Muel.
Now it happens that in this awards-evening the image I wanted to win came up, and only than I knew it was Muel's image.

Muel is a very gifted and very pure photographer. His communication, his being as a person is already an experience to meet.
He is a very warm personality, and that shows in his images.
Muel is one of those photographers that I would say is a true artist.
Always experimenting, but also aware about the realism to make money for a living.
His struggle between the two worlds will never end.

In Spain he is known very well for his creative being, and rewarded a lot of times.
He jokes a lot with his colleagues, his English is 'broken Spanish English' but very well to understand.

The beauty of Muel's Nude photography (he has one of himself on his website), is that it is very much like normal. No glamorous over retouched imaging, but just as it is.

Do not miss this unique photographer.
Only 30 places ! On first come bases.

Have a look at www.dutchschoolofphotography.com for his portfolio and the programma

It may be clear already, but the lecture will be in English
See you all in november.
Henk

New downloadprodukt!! about Pregnancy......

RoundAround.
A Pregnancy photoshoot. Multi-imaging with a real story. A photographic concept of emotion....
A pregnant woman....A husband....Curious about what is growing....
Almost 30 minutes of tutorial, film of the photoshoot | lighting & posing.
Desktopfilm about the photoshop | cropping & a quick way of setting the subject in a 'clean' background.Curves to contrast | multi imaging | sandwich use from 'custom-design'
the montage and finishing in layers.Don't miss it!!


go to our webshop and download it now!
http://www.henkvankooten.com/shop

Sponsored Wijchen Schaatst

www.wijchenschaatst.nl

The Dutch School of Photography is sponsored by:

New series of Workshops with Henk van Kooten | ‘The Concept of Family’

Theme: ‘The Concept of Family’

A set of six workshop, all related to family-photography.
By far the most interesting part of social photography.
Henk will demonstrate all the inns and outs of the concept,
the lighting, the posing, the composition and the finishing (post-production).

The workshops will all have the same structure:
- the theory and vision
the customer type and way of communication
the inspiration
the proposed concept
explain why and how
the bodylanguage
the story behind the image
the stylist and make-up artist
- the photoshoot (only Henk will demonstrate, no other photography is allowed)
setup of the light
how to communicate during the photoshoot
using the family as inspiration
‘reading’ the bodylanguage
posing and composition
creative extra
- the postproduction and printing
raw file correction, color balance
conversion to tiff
cleaning and softing the skin
black and white
color
plug inns
choice of paper and how to print
So
So there is no need to take your camera with you.
To learn is more part of this workshop. It is not a masterclass.
It is based on knowledge and inspiration.
Real learning is not making a copy, but motivate yourself.

The six workshops each will be different in handling these concepts.

Workshops to come:
1. Young family (children in the age of 2-10 years)
2. Pregnancy
3. Baby
4. Teenage children (11-18 years)
5. Adults (18+)
6. Old people (grandparents)

Part One:
Young family
Models: 3 children and a daddy
Date: 2nd of august
Place: Studio of Henk van Kooten
Max of participants: 10
Costs: € 95,00 (excl 19% BTW)


Time scedule:
08.30-09.00 Arriving, coffee, tea
09.00-10.00 Theory and vision
10.00-11.00 Introduction models & Photoshoot
11.00-11.30 Break
11.30-12.30 Postproduction and Printing
12.30-13.30 Informal ending with sandwich


How to be part of this unique event:

Signing in is based on first come.
Your confirmation is only official after payment.
Signing in is possible:
1.
Email your details to info@dutchschoolofphotography.com
Name
Adres
Amount of participants
And the name of this workshop / course code: Young Family
2.
Go to the website: http://www.dutchschoolofphotography.com
Go to: course and look for the : Workshop Young Family
Go to: sign in

Planning Dierendagen 2010

HOE
Je maakt telefonisch of per email een afspraak voor een fotoshoot.
Er wordt hiervoor maximaal een half uur gereserveerd.
WIE
1 huisdier evt in combinatie met 1 persoon.
Het huisdier mag dus een hond | kat | schildpad | konijn | cavia | slang etc zijn.
KOSTEN
Bij aanmelding ontvangt u van ons een voucher t.w.v € 50,00 korting op de opnamekosten van € 175,00. Het kost nu dus slechts € 125,00
WAT KRIJG JE
Van 1 foto een afdruk van 20 / 20 cm & 2 x 10 / 10 cm

Voor het uitzoeken van de foto’s maken we een afspraak op een andere dag.
Bel en boek gelijk!!

Voorbeelden van dieren-fotografie:
zie de website : www.henkvankooten.com
ga naar : portfolio I dieren

photography for Introdans by Henk van Kooten

bevroren bewegingen
het beeld van de emotie
een beeldende boodschap
in een wereld van verlangen

frozen motion
the image of the emotion
a visual message
In a world of desire

dancer | Patricia van Deutekom
choreographer | Adriaan Luteijn

Eveninglecture with Simon John | 28 june 2010

Simon John
June 28th 2010

movie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnyXekIDeAo

The Dutch School was really happy to have a creative genious like Simon John,
doing a talk for the DSoP.
His talk was about the theme:
The Art and Reality of a Modern Social Studio

Not a standard talk, but a typical Simon way.
Using his jokes normally in England, now in Holland it was slightly different.
Still it worked very well in achieving an audience that was taking in all he was saying.
To make a good ” kind of what Simon was talking about writing “ I will put a line-up here:
- photography is about trust
- customers will come back for the second, third etc time
- branding, your name, your style, your photography
- art / making money / sience, the combination works better than the parts alone
- how do you see yourself and how does the customers sees you
- how to distinguish yourself from other photographers
- the differences between an amature and a pro:
the story
lighting
color
shape and composition
- male and female shape to see and use:
male ... the v
female ... the curve
- see the idea and than turn it upside down, is a way of changing and challenging yourself
- do not just copy
- if you want to achieve something:
do NOT go for the WHY
GO for the HOW
- inspiration is for Simon based on
visiting a gallery
books
- it help if your attitude is enthousiastic
- Simon is working a lot in the system of:
pre-visualisation
postproduction
presentation
(brainstorming, creating and shooting)
- promote your studio with more clever words:
if Simon sells his cd with images to a customer (if !), he makes it special by mentioning the value in a different way. So the cd is not just a piece of plastic. He says:
this cd contains images that are the result of 25 years of experience.
He says not photoshop, but editing.
Not pictures but images.

Also:
Simon used a film and a slideshow to demonstrate his work.
Answered questions

Time was gone really fast .
Simon made everybody realise that we still are something that is a profession in
the future .

The after-‘party’ was a good summer-evening relaxing ending.

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Like mentioned already, we are working on new themes already.
We will update everybody in time.
In the meantime we hope that everybody will be the ambassador of the DSoP.
We already have over 375 registered photographers, that are fully updated for upcoming events. We are concidering a monthly newsletter, that will be send through our website.

Next we will have a workshop:
The Family (part one): Young Family
Henk van Kooten will do a workshop with a family: Mom Dad and two young children
- the family, slideshow and vision, marketing and sales
- styling, preparation
- photoshoot, demonstration with family
- digital imaging and output

Full Programme and dates will come.
We have only 10 places a day
Costs : € 95,00 (excl 19% BTW)


See you all soon again!
Henk van Kooten

Jan van teeffelen

80

A photographer reaches the age of 80 years.
He is honoured for his work.
Jan van Teeffelen.
A peoples photographer.
I was asked to print one of the pictures I took from him 10 years ago.
I send three images.
The beauty of getting old.
When we met several days ago ( at the place where they were honoring him, exhibtion of images from him, taken by other photographers ) , he saw me and just sayed:”Hi Henk”. We both looked eachother in the eyes and had a time only our heads touching eachother......
It was a special moment. No words, as photography should be.

Still some words attached to this picture in colour (cross-processed):

The eternal value caused by one click,
a Jan ( his name ),
his face hidden behind his eternal eye,
mysticism and realism in one.


Henk

www.henkvankooten.com